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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
2
The item notes Pilot Point subscribing 53000 for a cotton mill and Caldwell voting 12000 in bonds for a new school building with electric lights and telephone. Arbor day is set for February 22 by the governor. The Dallas News cites South Carolina’s wealth rise tied to cotton mills.
Washington February 1 The senate passed the house currency bill substitute by 46 to 26 after brief amendments under the 10 minute rule. The defeated free silver substitute went 47 to 28. The bill fixes a gold standard dollar at 25.8 grains of gold nine-tenths fine and sets retirement rules for treasury notes and greenbacks with a $150 million gold fund. It also plans gold certificates and limits on note denominations while enabling national banks to issue notes against deposited bonds. The Hawaiian government bill and appropriations were also noted in unfinished business.
Col. L. L. Foster argues for a twenty foot Brazos waterway from Waco to tide water. He says freight charges would fall by millions and North Texas rates drop with distance from Waco. He notes water routes influence rail charges and urges swift action to open navigation.
Washington reports that a records search found no evidence Consul Macrum reported regular tampering of official mail by British authorities. He claimed delays in receiving both official and private mail, urging protest. The department found no delays or opened correspondence by British inspectors. House and Senate currency bill dispute noted with conference ordered.
The Republican state central committee of Arkansas called a state convention for March 20 in Little Rock to elect delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia. In Belton Texas Will Boyd was tried in Judge Furman’s court and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for burglary.
Austin Feb 16 The Texas House changed how it will consider the tax bill adopting a chapter based process with a failed effort to set a final vote. The Senate passed the general deficiency bill with an emergency clause and moved to a printing bill for tax blanks.
Secretary Charles Dick of the national Republican committee replies to Texas GOP chair E H R Green, advising delegations to the national convention avoid Federal appointments where possible. He notes exemptions exist but public sentiment favors keeping officeholders less prominent in convention management.
The New Mexico and Arizona passenger train was halted by masked robbers near Fairbanks twenty miles from Benson. Express Messenger Milton was shot several times after refusing to open the safe and fought the robbers with a Winchester until help arrived. The bandits escaped toward old Mexico without taking any loot. Milton was brought to Benson and then sent to Tucson by special train.
Ennis Texas reports M T Mills stored 17 bales of cotton in a barn during a 1892 price drop and vowed to hold until five cents per pound. Joe Hawkins later bought the entire 17 bales at five cents per pound from Mills farm.
New York on February 16 reports that the Jeffries versus Corbett bout is fixed for May 14. Managers George F. Considine and William A. Brady met Tom O Rourke of the Seaside Athletic Club and formally accepted the Coney Island club offer for the contest.
Chicago on February 16 Paul I F Dogge broke from officers near the Dearborn viaduct leaped onto the Chicago and Northwestern tracks and died hours later of injuries. He was arrested at his office on charges of using the mail to defraud. El Paso Texas February 16 T S Eldridge reports say he is alive and well in Sonora continuing mining work after initial reports of his death proved false.
Robert Foshee a farmer near Whitehouse Tyler Texas sold one half bale of cotton averaging eight cents per pound. He held the lot for several months expecting a rise in price.
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